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MASTERCHEFSerial 75535051 · Principal Register
Dead · Cancelled
Owner: THE C.F. SAUER COMPANY
Class 029 - Meats & Processed Foods
Filed Aug 12, 1998
Registered Jul 20, 1999
The record shows that the mark “MASTERCHEF” was registered on the Principal Register on July 20, 1999 and is now dead, having been cancelled on November 5, 2021 because the registrant failed to file a Section 8 declaration. The owner listed is THE C.F. SAUER COMPANY, a corporation organized in Virginia. The mark covered full‑fat margarines and margarine spreads in class 029, with first use in 1984. A similar name would raise the closest concern for products that are margarines or spreads, especially those marketed as full‑fat or similar dairy‑based spreads. The record does not give the owner control over every use of the word “MasterChef” in unrelated contexts. No enforcement actions, oppositions, or cancellations beyond the Section 8 cancellation appear in the supplied history. The latest meaningful event is the cancellation on November 5, 2021. For someone considering a similar name, the risk is that the mark’s cancellation removes the formal registration, but the earlier registration still signals that the owner once claimed rights in that specific product line.
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